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31fancy — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 an individual taste or inclination (take a fancy to). 2 a caprice or whim. 3 a thing favoured, e.g. a horse to win a race. 4 an arbitrary supposition. 5 a the faculty of using imagination or of inventing imagery. b a …
32fancy — I [[t]fæ̱nsi[/t]] WANTING, LIKING, OR THINKING ♦♦♦ fancies, fancying, fancied (Please look at category 12 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you fancy something, you want to have it or to do… …
33fancy — verb (fancies, fancying, fancied) 1》 Brit. informal feel a desire for. ↘find sexually attractive. 2》 Brit. regard as a likely winner. 3》 imagine. ↘chiefly Brit. used to express surprise: fancy that! adjective (fancier, fanciest …
34fancy — /ˈfænsi / (say fansee) noun (plural fancies) 1. imagination, especially as exercised in a capricious or desultory manner. 2. the faculty of creating illustrative or decorative imagery, as in poetical or literary composition, sometimes seen as… …
35fancy — fan•cy [[t]ˈfæn si[/t]] n. pl. cies, 1) imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner 2) the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing 3) a mental conception;… …
36take a shine to — verb To be attracted to someone Syn: take a fancy to, take a liking to, take a shining to …
37fancy — Mana o ulu wale, moemoeā. Take a fancy to, ho ohihi, ho okohu …
38take a dislike to — Contrast: TAKE A FANCY TO …
39take a liking to — See: TAKE A FANCY TO …
40take a shine to — {v. phr.}, {slang} To have or show a quick liking for. * /He took a shine to his new teacher the very first day./ Compare: TAKE A FANCY TO …